The Relationship Between the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) and the False Memory Syndrome (FMS)
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in The American Journal of Family Therapy
- Vol. 32 (2), 79-99
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01926180490424181
Abstract
The parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is primarily a disorder of childhood. The false memory syndrome (FMS) is a disorder of young adults, primarily women. They share in common a campaign of acrimony against a parent. It is the purpose of this article to describe both the similarities and the differences between these two disorders. It is the author's hope that this information will prove useful to those who work in both realms because information about either disorder can be useful for understanding the development, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with the other.Keywords
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